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Religious Architecture
The Latin cross plan, common in medieval ecclesiastical architecture, takes the Roman basilica as its primary model with subsequent developments. It consists of a nave, transepts, and the altar stands at the east end (see Cathedral diagram). Also, cathedrals influenced or commissioned by Justinian employed the Byzantine style of domes and a Greek cross (resembling a plus sign), with the altar located in the sanctuary on the east side of the church (Copied from Medieval architecture). English cathedrals were different from continental buildings in that the open galleries of Norman tradition is being replaced by ornamented clerestories which run in a straight line and emphasize the length rather then the height of the structure.